Ronni
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- Nashville TN
I couldn't understand why the restaurant my son treated us to for my birthday was called The Catbird Seat. So I looked up the phrase. "The catbird seat" is an American English idiomatic phrase used to describe an enviable position, often in terms of having the upper hand or greater advantage"
Ha! OK then now I get it. The restaurant isn't a traditional one by anyone's definition. The seating is simply one, large U shaped table running around the perimeter of the room, inside of which is where the food is prepared, right there, by the chefs, so that you can see everything that's going on, and interact and chat with them while they're working. It was one of the most, if not THE most, enjoyable dining experiences I've ever had!!
Cameron opted for the three additional supplementary courses with the regular 13 course menu, so we ended up with 16 courses with wine pairings for most of them! Because of the enormous quantity and variety of food, the courses themselves were each very small...appetizer small. Though they were small in size, they were unbelievably good in taste. I ate things I would never have expected could taste so good, but there wasn't one menu item that I wasn't completely blown away by...though some of them were so beautifully presented that it seemed a shame to eat them!!!
We chose to have cocktails first at the Patterson House, right next door. Beautiful place. Tasteful, dynamic, traditional.
This is the bar, (see those stunning tin ceiling tiles??? Gave Ron all kinds of ideas for our kitchen remodel!!!) and our selections for our second round: On Your Six, Reluctant Entertainer, and Old Fashioned.
On to the restaurant and the meal! This is the ethereal looking elevator we rode up on! The restaurant by comparison seemed very utilitarian lol!
See what I mean about the kitchen? We're having so much fun!
Next post...THE FOOD!!
Ha! OK then now I get it. The restaurant isn't a traditional one by anyone's definition. The seating is simply one, large U shaped table running around the perimeter of the room, inside of which is where the food is prepared, right there, by the chefs, so that you can see everything that's going on, and interact and chat with them while they're working. It was one of the most, if not THE most, enjoyable dining experiences I've ever had!!
Cameron opted for the three additional supplementary courses with the regular 13 course menu, so we ended up with 16 courses with wine pairings for most of them! Because of the enormous quantity and variety of food, the courses themselves were each very small...appetizer small. Though they were small in size, they were unbelievably good in taste. I ate things I would never have expected could taste so good, but there wasn't one menu item that I wasn't completely blown away by...though some of them were so beautifully presented that it seemed a shame to eat them!!!
We chose to have cocktails first at the Patterson House, right next door. Beautiful place. Tasteful, dynamic, traditional.
This is the bar, (see those stunning tin ceiling tiles??? Gave Ron all kinds of ideas for our kitchen remodel!!!) and our selections for our second round: On Your Six, Reluctant Entertainer, and Old Fashioned.
On to the restaurant and the meal! This is the ethereal looking elevator we rode up on! The restaurant by comparison seemed very utilitarian lol!
See what I mean about the kitchen? We're having so much fun!
Next post...THE FOOD!!
